tippa

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tippa. Related to Estonian tiba, Ingrian tippa, Karelian tippa, Ludian ťipp and Veps tipp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtipːɑ/, [ˈt̪ipːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ipːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): tip‧pa

Noun

tippa

1. drop (small quantity of liquid, just enough to hold its round shape)

Declension

Inflection of tippa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)
nominative		tippa	tipat
genitive		tipan	tippojen
partitive		tippaa	tippoja
illative		tippaan	tippoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tippa	tipat
accusative	nom.	tippa	tipat
	gen.	tipan
genitive		tipan	tippojen tippainrare
partitive		tippaa	tippoja
inessive		tipassa	tipoissa
elative		tipasta	tipoista
illative		tippaan	tippoihin
adessive		tipalla	tipoilla
ablative		tipalta	tipoilta
allative		tipalle	tipoille
essive		tippana	tippoina
translative		tipaksi	tipoiksi
abessive		tipatta	tipoitta
instructive		—	tipoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tippa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tippani tippani accusative nom. tippani tippani gen. tippani genitive tippani tippojeni tippainirare partitive tippaani tippojani inessive tipassani tipoissani elative tipastani tipoistani illative tippaani tippoihini adessive tipallani tipoillani ablative tipaltani tipoiltani allative tipalleni tipoilleni essive tippanani tippoinani translative tipakseni tipoikseni abessive tipattani tipoittani instructive — — comitative — tippoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tippasi tippasi accusative nom. tippasi tippasi gen. tippasi genitive tippasi tippojesi tippaisirare partitive tippaasi tippojasi inessive tipassasi tipoissasi elative tipastasi tipoistasi illative tippaasi tippoihisi adessive tipallasi tipoillasi ablative tipaltasi tipoiltasi allative tipallesi tipoillesi essive tippanasi tippoinasi translative tipaksesi tipoiksesi abessive tipattasi tipoittasi instructive — — comitative — tippoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tippamme tippamme accusative nom. tippamme tippamme gen. tippamme genitive tippamme tippojemme tippaimmerare partitive tippaamme tippojamme inessive tipassamme tipoissamme elative tipastamme tipoistamme illative tippaamme tippoihimme adessive tipallamme tipoillamme ablative tipaltamme tipoiltamme allative tipallemme tipoillemme essive tippanamme tippoinamme translative tipaksemme tipoiksemme abessive tipattamme tipoittamme instructive — — comitative — tippoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tippanne tippanne accusative nom. tippanne tippanne gen. tippanne genitive tippanne tippojenne tippainnerare partitive tippaanne tippojanne inessive tipassanne tipoissanne elative tipastanne tipoistanne illative tippaanne tippoihinne adessive tipallanne tipoillanne ablative tipaltanne tipoiltanne allative tipallenne tipoillenne essive tippananne tippoinanne translative tipaksenne tipoiksenne abessive tipattanne tipoittanne instructive — — comitative — tippoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tippansa tippansa accusative nom. tippansa tippansa gen. tippansa genitive tippansa tippojensa tippainsarare partitive tippaansa tippojaan tippojansa inessive tipassaan tipassansa tipoissaan tipoissansa elative tipastaan tipastansa tipoistaan tipoistansa illative tippaansa tippoihinsa adessive tipallaan tipallansa tipoillaan tipoillansa ablative tipaltaan tipaltansa tipoiltaan tipoiltansa allative tipalleen tipallensa tipoilleen tipoillensa essive tippanaan tippanansa tippoinaan tippoinansa translative tipakseen tipaksensa tipoikseen tipoiksensa abessive tipattaan tipattansa tipoittaan tipoittansa instructive — — comitative — tippoineen tippoinensa

Derived terms

• tipaton
• tipoittain
• tippaakaan
• tippua
• tippuri

 

compounds

• kamferitippa
• korvatippa
• nenätipat
• nuhatipat
• silmätippa
• tippaleipä
• tippalukko
• tippanokka
• tippapullo
• touhutippa
• tyrmäystippa
• vesitippa

 

Further reading

• “tippa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• papit, tappi

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tippa. Cognates include Finnish tippa and Estonian tiba.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈtipːɑ/, [ˈtʲipː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈtipːɑ/, [ˈtipːɑ]
• Rhymes: -ipː, -ipːɑ
• Hyphenation: tip‧pa

Noun

tippa

1. Synonym of tilkka (“drop”)

Declension

Declension of tippa (type 3/kana, pp-p gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	tippa	tipat
genitive	tipan	tippoin
partitive	tippaa	tippoja
illative	tippaa	tippoi
inessive	tipas	tipois
elative	tipast	tipoist
allative	tipalle	tipoille
adessive	tipal	tipoil
ablative	tipalt	tipoilt
translative	tipaks	tipoiks
essive	tippanna, tippaan	tippoinna, tippoin
exessive1)	tippant	tippoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 586

Italian

Verb

tippa

1. inflection of tippare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• tappi

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• tippet

Verb

tippa

1. inflection of tippe:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀢𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀧 (Brahmi script)
• तिप्प (Devanagari script)
• তিপ্প (Bengali script)
• තිප‍්ප (Sinhalese script)
• တိပ္ပ or တိပ်ပ (Burmese script)
• ติปฺป or ติปปะ (Thai script)
• ᨲᩥᨷ᩠ᨷ (Tai Tham script)
• ຕິປ຺ປ or ຕິປປະ (Lao script)
• តិប្ប (Khmer script)
• 𑄖𑄨𑄛𑄴𑄛 (Chakma script)

Adjective

tippa

1. sharp
2. piercing
3. acute

Synonyms

• tibba

Swedish

Etymology

Uncertain, but possibly related to tipp (“tip, edge”), similar to Danish tippe and English tip (sense 2). If so, ultimately from a derivative of Proto-Germanic *tuppaz (“top”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

tippa (present tippar, preterite tippade, supine tippat, imperative tippa)

1. to tip over, to tip

   Jag försöker få den att stå på sidan, men den tippar hela tiden

   I'm trying to make it stand on its side, but it keeps tipping over

   Vi hann ta oss ur bilen innan den tippade över kanten och föll i vattnet

   We managed to get out of the car before it tipped over the edge and fell into the water

2. to tilt, to tip (a truck bed or the like)

   Tippa flaket genom att trycka på den här knappen

   Tilt the bed by pressing this button

3. (sometimes with av (“off”)) to dump (by tilting a truck bed or the like)

   Bonden tippade av gödslet på gödselstacken

   The farmer dumped ("tipped off") the manure on the dunghill

4. to make a guess (often about the future)

   Jag tippar att Sverige inte kommer vinna nästa fotbolls-VM heller

   My guess is that Sweden won't win the next World Cup in soccer either

5. to bet (on an outcome, usually on soccer matches)
6. (sports) to tip (prevent a goal by steering (the ball) in a different direction)

   Målvakten kastade sig och lyckades tippa bollen över ribban

   The goalkeeper threw himself and managed to tip the ball over the bar

Conjugation

Conjugation of tippa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	tippa		tippas
Supine	tippat		tippats
Imperative	tippa		—
Imper. plural1	tippen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	tippar	tippade	tippas	tippades
Ind. plural1	tippa	tippade	tippas	tippades
Subjunctive2	tippe	tippade	tippes	tippades
	Participles
Present participle	tippande
Past participle	tippad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• soptipp
• tipp
• tippad
• tippning
• tippvagn
• tips
• tipsa

See also

• välta

References

• tippa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tippa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tippa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)